Law and legislation--Kentucky; Wills--Kentucky; Justice of the peace--Kentucky; Sheriffs--Kentucky
Littell's Statute Law of Kentucky, published from 1809-1819, has the first critically edited compilation of Kentucky statutes. It has long been recognized by lawyers as one of the founding documents of state law and by historians of early Kentucky...
Five turbaned men and two harnessed donkeys in front of a building with a metal grid, part of the "Orient" concession along the "Pike" at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. On the building to the left of the grid, a notice...
Large paddle boat or paddle steamer docked on the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. To the right is the shore with a few horse-drawn carriages. On the levee in front of the boat is a small house and horse-drawn carriages at the bridge...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
This Jeffersonville, Indiana dentist's office sustained damage from the 1937 flood. Mud can be seen on the floor and a water line is visible about a foot up from the floor. Notice that the cabinet is directly in front of the doorway. It may have...
Address: 728 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Welsworth Hotel was built in the Italianate style. Its pediment and eaves have modillions supporting them and the arch above the entryway has dentils under it. Notice the changing shape of the...
This building seems to be a warehouse or industrial building. The two-story brick building has two arched sections which may both have been doors at one time, but at the time of the photo only the left arch has a set of double doors. The plate...
The exterior of Willow Terrace Apartments at 1412 Willow Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, has plateaued steps and two large wings coming off a set-back central wing. Notice that very few of the apartments include balconies.
A view of the Churchill Downs horse racetrack, clubhouse, and surrounding environs, taken from an airplane (one wing of which appears in the image). A caption beneath the image reads, "Early 20's Birdseye view of Churchill Downs - Notice...
Medical education; Medical students; Louisville Medical College
Catalog for Louisville Medical College 1874-1875. Includes list of board of trustees and faculty, program information, and a list of students from session 1873-1874, students from spring 1874, and graduates. Printed on cover: The Annual...
Buildings; Temples; Organs; Altars; Temple Adath Israel (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 834 S. Third Street. The interior of Temple Adath Israel is shown. The pews are arched to form a semi-circle around the altar. The altar contains an inscribed podium, two menorahs on large stands and two armchairs. A curtained section is...
Buildings; Hotels; Automobiles; Crescent Hotel (Louisville, Ky.)
Original address: 408 W. Walnut Street (Building no longer exists.) The Crescent Hotel and Turkish Baths is shown with crests on the first floor windows. A car is parked in front of the hotel on a street that looks like brick on the edges. To the...
Buildings; Hotels; Lodges; Henry Clay Building (Louisville, Ky.); Automobiles; Canopies
Address: 604 S. Third Street. This exterior shot of the Henry Clay Hotel shows Chestnut and Third Streets bustling with automobiles. Notice the triple, suspended canopy over the entrance and the "ELKS CLUB" lettering at the top of the...
Aerial view of Manhattan. Rows of buildings and streets with parkland in the center. P-26295 Manhattan Island, N.Y. as Seen from an Airplane. Text on left: Keystone View Company. Copyrighted. Manufacturers Publishers. Made in U.S.A. Text on right:...
Three-story light brick building with a small room at the top at the corner of Eleventh and Main Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor houses JAS. P. Doyle's Place, advertising "Hot Sausage" and both Phoenix and Frank Fehr's beer....
Soup tureen sits on a platter decorated with holly. Four lit candles glow in the corner. "Here's to a happy holiday, health and wealth for all the year" is printed on the front. "Ellen H. Clapsaddle" is written in script...
United States. Navy. Reserve Officers' Training Corps; Military officers; Mines (Warfare);
Captain Graham Gill, head of the Naval ROTC unit at the University of Louisville, stands beside a mine. A sign over the mine reads, "Notice: do not operate or touch any ordnance gear without permission." Stencilling on the mine reads,...
"Dali prided himself on being the world's greatest ever painter of the female posterior." (Caption); "It was probably early in 1950 that Emmanuel Looten, a little-known Flemish poet, had made Dali the unexpected and 'gelatinous' gift...
Mixed media assemblage including: an old wooden door, black velvet, bricks, wooden table, leather stretched over an armature of metal and other material to form a female nude, human hair, gas lamp (bec Auer type), twigs, aluminum, iron, glass,...
